Timothy lemond



T. LEM0ND y HURSE POWER. No. 246,681". Patented Sept. 6,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TIMOTHY LEMOND, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF'TO MATTHEWSTOLZ, OF SAME PLACE.

HORSE-POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of .Letters Patent No. 246,681, datedSeptember 6, 1881,

Application filed May 25, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, TIMOTHY LEMOND, ofDetroit, in the county of Vayneand State of Michigan, have invented anImprovement in Horse-Powers, of which the followingis a specilication.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in the construction o f machines wherein horses or otherlarge animals are employed, and wherein the weight ot' the animal, as ittravels up an inclined plane, furnishes the power.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of the parts, and intheir combinations, as more fully hereinafter described.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is atop-plan View. Fig. 3 is a vertical central cross-section. Fig. t is aperspective detached view of the driver or whi p.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part ot' this specification,A represents a suitable frame for supporting the working parts of mymachine.

Alargewheel,B,is supported upon a proper shaft, O, which is `journaledin boxes D upon the top of said fra-me, midway, or thereabout, betweenits ends. This wheel is iooredinside its rim by ooring E, and its sidesare provided with radial gratings F.

One of the sections Gr, between the radial arms of the wheel, isprovided with an outwardly swinging grated door, H, through which theanimal passes into and out ot' the wheel.

Upon the shaft C is secured the gear-wheel I, which engages with ageared pinion, J, on the counter-shaft K, upon which is also secured thepulley L and ily-wheel M. From this pulley L a belt conveys power to anymachinery desired to be run. The wheel I also engages upon its oppositeside with a geared pinion, N, secured to the counter-shaft O, upon whichis also secured the friction-pulley P. Upon another counter-shaft, Q, issecured a frictionwheel, R, and hoisting-drum S. This countershaft Q isadjustable to or from the frictionpulley P by means of. the sliding boxT and the lever U.

V is a lever-brake, suitably pivoted to the frame, and designed, when itis desired to stop the motion of the wheel B, to be engaged with itsperiphery.

W is a swinging driver or Whip, pivotally Asecured to the shaft C, andoverbalanced so that the lower arm thereof will be immediately behindthe animal when in the Wheel. driver or whip is hung on the shaft so asto be free to swing on the latter, and is kept in such aposition by thecounterbalancing-weight :l: that its cross-bar a will come in contactwith the horses legs at every step when he lags behind. When, however,the horse keeps steadily at work at the front part of the wheel, hisposition keeps him sufciently in front of the driver to prevent contactwith the latter.

By the peculiar construction of this machine itis adapted specially tothe use of Wood and coal yards, as it may be simultaneously used forsawing wood and hoisting coal from the hold of avessel; or it may beused for either purpose, if desired, without the other.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A rotary horse-power, A, providedwith -a gear-wheel, I, on its shaft, in combination with the pinions JN, gearing with said gearwheels, and suitable devices for connecting thepinions J and N, respectively, to a sawmill and a hoisting-drum,substantially as described.

2. A rotary horse-power, B, provided with a gear-wheel, I, on its shaft,in combination with the pinion N, shaft O, friction-pulleys P R, drum S,and the sliding bearing T and lcver U, for throwing the friction-pulleysin and out of gear, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In combination with a horse-power consisting of a hollow wheelmounted on a cen-` tral shaft, the swinging driver W, counterbalancedand hung from the shaft of the hollow wheel, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

4. A horse -power consisting of a hollow wheel hung on a central shaft,and having its sides composed of radial sector-shaped sections, one ofsaid sections being made separate and hinged to the wheel to allow theingress and egress of an animal to said wheel, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the above I hereunto set my hand.

TIMOTHY LEMOND. Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. SCULLY.y

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